Remembering Britain's finest, 'The Few'
Looking at the calendar I realize it is 60 years since the Battle of Britain. It doesn't seem that long ago -- it is so vivid in my mind. I remember Winston Churchill's speech to the nation at that time: ''The gratitude of every home in our island, in our empire, and indeed, throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of world war by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.''

SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Since May 7, when a 49-year-old child molester was arrested for fondling a 13-year-old boy while doing community service at the county library, seven more people living in St. Johns County have been charged with sex crimes.

Keeping an eye out
If you didn't know better, you might expect to see him dressed in a trenchcoat, sitting at a table reading a newspaper and every so often casting a furtive glance at a man across the room.

Earl Tenney Jr.
Graveside services for Stanley Earl Tenney Jr., 67, of Federal Point, Fla, who died Friday, June 30, 2000, at the V.A. Medical Center in Gainesville following an extended illness, will be held 3 p.m. today at Pellicer Creek Cemetery, with Father Ted Griswold officiating.

Kenneth Whittington
Funeral services for Kenneth W. Whittington, 73, St. Augustine, who died June 28, 2000, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Dr. Jeffery Batkin, rector, officiating.

Edward Masters
Funeral services for Edward Anthony Masters, 90, St. Augustine, who died June 30, 2000, at his home, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery.

Kenneth Whittington
Funeral services for Kenneth W. Whittington, 73, St. Augustine, who died June 28, 2000, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Dr. Jeffery Batkin, rector, officiating.

Edward Masters
Funeral services for Edward Anthony Masters, 90, St. Augustine, who died June 30, 2000, at his home, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery.

Paul Cook
Funeral services for Paul Gordon Cook, 80, who died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral-Basilica.

Young local racer turning elders' heads
The battery operated four-wheel-drive endlessly sped throughout the Stover household. Little Mikey, barely a year old, sat atop the "vehicle" and raced in and out of bedrooms, bathrooms, the kitchen and the living room. The dual 1.5-volt batteries rarely had enough off-time to recharge.